Circular knitting

File:Ribbed knitting multicolour.jpg

A tube knitted on a circular needle

Circular knitting or knitting in the round is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube. It is done with circular or double-pointed needles. Socks, mittens, and sweaters can be made with circular knitting.

Circular Knitting Media

• Doublepoints1.JPG

  Four double pointed knitting needles.

• Knitting on double points.

• Magic loop.jpg

  Magic Loop knitting on one circular needle.

• KnittingMadonna.jpg

  The earliest image of circular knitting, from the 15th century AD.

• Minimal spool knitting frame

• Loom-knit fingerless gloves.jpg

  Fingerless gloves being knitted on a 12-peg frame

• Giulia's tuque coming along. -knitting.jpg

  Knitting a tuque (hat) on a larger frame

• Knitting loom with yellow knitwork.jpg

  Oblong frame for circular knitting

• Narrow hand-cranked spool knitting machine